Those who want more (fan-made) dose of Portal for the DS will be happy to know that homebrew developer t4ils recently updated StillAliveDS (previous release here). Now with new elements such as acid pools, red energy walls, and razor wheels, you can expect to squeeze out more fun from your DS. The complete changelog in the full article.

Download: StillAliveDS v1.15s

Those hankering for fun diversions may turn to the entries for Dev.fr's silly musical homebrew competition. And yes, all the entries in the contest are leaning towards humorous, so if you're feeling a bit down you may want try out these following homebrew. Details in the full article.

Download: Xylophono
Download: Pianout
Download: Roque Bande

Yes, we all love Portal and the Weighted Companion Cube, and we're all glad that we can get some cake in our DS thanks to StillAliveDS, a homebrewed adaptation of Portal for the DS (previous version here). Grab your cake and eat it: you're guaranteed to love it. In this latest version, homebrew developer t4ils managed to whip up updated level editors and a version specific to M3/G6 flashcard users.

Download: StillAliveDS v1.1

Valve's critically-acclaimed FPS-slash-puzzle title, Portal, has finally come to the DS. No, it's not an official port, but t4ils' homebrew title StillAliveDS does give DS owners a chance to experience Portal's innovative game mechanics on their handhelds. More after the jump.

Download: StillAliveDS v1.0
Download: StillAliveDS editor for Java 5
Download: StillAliveDS editor for Java 6

This year's NEO Spring Coding Contest gets a new entry as developer t4ils releases DiceSoldiers for the DS platform. This homebrew game is styled after the popular Risk board game, and can accommodate up to four players. More details are available in the full article.


Download: DiceSoldiers

Want to get more card games (such as Spider Solitaire) for your DS? You can add this new homebrew to your collection then: DiscardEmAll for the Nintendo handheld. The rule is simple enough: just discard all of your cards before your CPU opponent does.

*UPDATE* PSP homebrew dev t4ils has just released another build for DiscardEmAll, bumping it up to version 0.2. More info and the changelog in the full article!

Download: DiscardEmAll v0.2

News have just reached our ears that t4ils has released his DJ Max Portable-inspired homebrew game for the DS, DJ Portable DS. The basic objective? To hit the assigned buttons in time when the notes hit the red line. Kinda DDR Universe also, actually.

So anyway, this is just the beta release so if you find any bugs, rest assured that it will be fixed in future releases. Known bugs include the following (and we quote): Attention not to go all in top of the track (the top of the screen is not the top of the track, the top of the track is much further) when you are in pre-listening, if not that shifts the notes. And to place several notes on the same line will make only play 1st in pre-listening.

Oh, and this game also uses bookshop FAT in order to "safeguard the songs on the memory board." If you have any suggestions on how t4ils can improve this game, just click on the link below and feel free to say your piece. That said, go on and...

Download: [DJ Portable DS v1.0 beta]

Just as if we hit our refresh button on our browsers, t4ils is quick on the take and has updated his Avoid 'Em All homebrew game. For those who missed yesterday's primary release, this game plays pretty much like No Place to Hide and CarreRouge.

You control a red box with your stylus and avoid all those balls hammering you down from above. From time to time, special orbs called No-Claims Bonuses fall down. The green one slows down the other objects, while the red ones give you invincibility.

For Avoid 'Em All v1.02, t4ils was able to include the ability to "store" the No-Claims that you collect. These are put in reserve as seen on top of the screen and can be activated by hitting either Left/Right on the D-Pad (or Y/A for the lefties). He's also added sound to the slow-mo mode.

At the rate that this dev is going, there could be just another release around this time tomorrow, so check back from time to time. For now, download the latest version below!

Download: [Avoid 'Em All v1.02]

In the tradition of No Place to Hide and CarreRouge, here's yet another game involving you having to dodge other stuff around the screen. This homebrew project from t4ils is aptly titled Avoid 'Em All. You control a red square on the touch screen with your stylus, and as balls rain down on you from above, all you got to do is - yep, you guessed it! - avoid them all.

The interesting part of the game comes in the form of "No-claim" bonuses that you can collect from time to time:

• Green particles: Slows down the other balls
• Red particles: Gain invincibility

Now, with regards to invincibility, you do have a life meter in this game. And on top of that, the developer made sure that people wouldn't camp out at the edges of the screen as the balls rain down on the center. So, he's made it in a way that moving your box to the left and right edges of the screen will cost you some life. No camping!

Download: [Avoid 'Em All v1.0]